NEW YORK (Reuters) – Although it’s far from the sort of brain transplant beloved by science fiction enthusiasts, scientists have taken one step in that direction: they have spliced a key human brain gene...
Will US cyborgs be the next to deploy? A new cyborg – part machine and part biological muscle – has taken its first steps. University of Illinois researchers, in a report published in the...
Scientists, in a world first, announced Wednesday they had added two letters to the genetic code that forms the chemical blueprint for life.They said they had modified a bacterium so that it incorporated and...
Electric grid compounds across the country have faced an uptick in unauthorized intrusions by unknown individuals, causing concern that the U.S. grid is “inherently vulnerable” to widespread sabotage, according to a recent oversight report issued by...
Have you ever seen someone wearing Google Glass out at the bar? Like a real person at a real bar actually wearing Google Glass? If so, you know how absolutely ridiculous they look. Which...
Introducing our smart contact lens project You’ve probably heard that diabetes is a huge and growing problem—affecting one in every 19 people on the planet. But you may not be familiar with the daily...
The past few years have seen a surging interest in the international scientific movement to “help end human death.” It fears no mechanics and abhors the imperfections of the human body. Transhumanism is snowballing into an...
Google buys military robot-maker Boston Dynamics Google has acquired the engineering company that developed Cheetah, the world’s fastest-running robot and other animalistic mobile research machines. Boston Dynamics, which contracts for the US military, is...
Amazon wants to use drones to deliver parcels Online retailer Amazon is looking at using drones to deliver small packages to its customers. The company has released a video which shows how the service,...
World’s first 3D printed metal gun unveiled Engineers at the Texas team of a custom manufacturing company want to make 3D printing more than a novelty, and may have accomplished just that with their...
